After missing nearly a year due to a torn left ACL, Atlanta Braves superstar and 2023 NL MVP Ronald Acuna Jr. has returned to action and made a statement. In his first game back from injury against the San Diego Padres,

Ronald Acuna Jr. and his wife Maria Laborde met in 2019 through mutual friends and established a relationship soon after. They welcomed their first son, also named Ronald, in 2020. To avoid visa expiries during a hectic postseason, the couple got married in 2023.

Playing his first game in nearly a calendar year on Friday night, the former National League MVP went 2-for-4 with a home run as the Atlanta Braves lost to the San Diego Padres.

Acuña proved his return was legit with this 1st-pitch moonshot to open the scoring and send a jolt through the crowd

Here, under the Matt Snyder byline on CBS Sports, Friday means it's time for another installment of picks, or, as I like to call this little exercise, Friday Night lines.  I'm here to wish you another very happy Friday,